Tell me your inspiring pandemic pounds weight loss stories

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Peppapigforlife · 28/11/2021 09:26

Bonus points if you're a single mum with a toddler.

I need help losing the weight I gained over the past year. I've only twice gained weight and that was during A levels and during university (I went in my twenties). I'm finding it hard to carve out exercise time and part of me feels like it wont make a difference when I do have time, because it's so little. I want to look and feel great again.

At the moment she goes to nursery two and a half days so I could probably work out then. Every time I get up to do an indoor workout she jumps up and tries to crawl under me or push me over for fun. Cute, but not productive. Haha.

Would love to hear your stories to inspire me to get moving and losing!

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MajorNeville · 28/11/2021 10:14

You're right in that you'll gain weight eating exactly the same if you're immobile rather than mobile. However, your body changes when you go from being active to inactive, so you need to adjust your calorie intake. Muscles use more energy than fat just to survive, so a muscular body will use more calories sitting in front of the telly for an hour than a non muscular body. You need to adjust your intake and get active before you up your calories again.

MajorNeville · 28/11/2021 10:08

I do Exante alongside a healthy evening meal with exercise, I lost 3st between March and August. Exercise doesn't do much for weight loss, it will just help with toning, I've been a regular gym goer for years but until I started the diet I lost no weight at all.

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Peppapigforlife · 28/11/2021 09:50

The only thing that's changed is that I sit on the sofa a lot more than I did pre pandemic. My diet the last 8 years or so has always been healthy, consistent and well researched. Hence the diet is not the root cause. I'm not going to list what I eat each day because I know that it will just give someone cause to say 'oh you should try eating a third of a carrot less with that meal', just to prove their point. I didn't gain a single bit of extra weight during pregnancy or afterwards on the exact same diet or whilst breastfeeding. All my weight gain came when I stopped being on the go all the time and I'm struggling to get back on the go. Please dont divert from the very specific thing I asked for support with by assuming I don't know any better.

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SansaClegane · 28/11/2021 09:47

I've lost 3 1/2 stone since June '20. My weight had ballooned during the first lockdown of staying home and eating too much crap / anxiety eating...
Have to agree with PP though, exercise does bugger all for weight loss. It's a nice addition but does not work on its own, unless you're doing strongman type lifting 8 hours a day!
Focus on diet and calories/ nutrition. Only way forward.

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Peppapigforlife · 28/11/2021 09:44

Anyone got any inspirational stories to add?

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ComeAllYeFaithful · 28/11/2021 09:42

Well if you’re more educated than a Harvard scientist then clearly you’re right and they’re wrong 🙄

MummyShah369 · 28/11/2021 09:42

I’ve managed to loose 5 kg with diet and exercise… you can look at the Noom app which helps with both

StoopitAutocarrot · 28/11/2021 09:37

Well, metabolism changes as you get older, and it is much easier to combine some sort of portion controlling with exercise for best results.

When you say you eat healthily, what's a typical day like, and what size are your meals?

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Peppapigforlife · 28/11/2021 09:33

That's not true in the past I've always eaten like a soldier and lost weight on exercise. Also know people who have lost weight on exercise alone. I eat very healthily as it is.

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ComeAllYeFaithful · 28/11/2021 09:30

Listen to the podcast feel better live more episode 191. Exercise doesn’t help you lose weight, it’s all about diet. Not that you shouldn’t exercise, but weight loss is about what goes in your mouth. Good luck.

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